584 226. COMPOSITAE 



386. Involucral bracts in 3 — 4 rows. Herbs or undershrubs. Leaves opposite, 



entire. Heads solitary, — Species 9. Central Africa. (Including 



Hypericophyllum Steetz) Jaumea Pers. 



Involucral bracts in i — 2 rows 387 



387. Involucral bracts free 388 



Involucral bracts united below. Heads solitary. Anthers entire at the 



base or with blunt halves 390 



388. Involucral bracts numerous. Heads many-flowered. Female marginal 



flowers numerous. Anthers arrow-shaped, the halves pointed at the 

 base. Pappus none. Herbs or undershrubs. Leaves alternate or 

 all radical. Heads solitary. (See 124.) . . Dimorphotheca Moench 

 Involucral bracts 2 — 6. Heads few-flowered. Female marginal flowers 

 solitary or wanting. Anthers entire at the base or with blunt halves. 

 Heads in glomerules 389 



389. Pappus wanting. Herbs. Leaves opposite. — Species 2. Naturalized 



in Egypt and Eritrea. They yield dyes and medicaments. 



Flaveria Juss. 



Pappus of slit scales. Small shrubs. Leaves alternate. — Species i. 



South Africa Phaeocephalus S. Moore 



390. Pappus wanting. Fruits 5 — lo-ribbed. Leaves alternate. — Species 15. 



South Africa. Some are used as ornamental plants. Gamolepis Less. 

 Pappus of scales or bristles. Herbs 391 



391. Pappus of 3 — 6 scales. Fruits scarcely ribbed. Leaves opposite, pinnate- 



ly divided. — Species 3. Naturalized. Ornamental plants, also 



yielding dyes and medicaments Tagetes L. 



Pappus of numerous bristles or slit scales. Fruit 10 — 12-ribbed. Leaves 

 alternate, undivided. — Species i. South Africa. Cadiscus E. Mey. 



